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Tessa and Becky — outdoors
Look at the photo and answer the questions.
What is Becky doing?
Why do you think she needs Tessa to help?
2
Video — Are the sentences true or false?
Watch the video. Are these sentences true or false? Watch again to check.
▶ Watch the video
1. Becky asks Tessa to help her check the height of the tripod.
2. Becky is happy with the shots she takes.
3. Tessa wonders if it is necessary to use a lot of equipment.
4. Tessa wants to take a photo of a smaller animal.
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Conversation Skills — Agreeing with question tags
Watch the video again. How does Tessa respond to Becky's comment "It's quite difficult"?
🎧 Track 02.12
Choose the correct word to complete the rules.
1. We can use statements with question tags to
with someone.
2. Using a different adjective in the answer is more
.
Complete B's answers with the correct verb forms.
A: I think she's a lovely person.
B: Yes, she's very charming, she?
A: Their instructions weren't very clear.
B: No, they weren't helpful, they?
Complete the rule.
If the statement is positive, we use a
tag.
If the statement is negative, we use a
tag.
Complete B's replies. Use an adjective from the box in the first gap and the correct verb form in the second gap.
welcoming
soaking
breathtaking
worried
A: Your clothes are all wet.
B: Yes, they're
,
they?
A: The scenery there is exceptional.
B: Yes, it's
,
it?
A: They weren't a very friendly group of people.
B: No, they weren't
at all,
they?
A: He looks a bit anxious.
B: Yes, he does look
,
he?
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Pronunciation — Intonation in Question Tags
Listen to the examples. Does the intonation go up (↗) or down (↘) on the question tag? What is the difference in meaning?
🎧 Track 02.13
1. No, it isn't very quick, is it?
2. No, they weren't helpful, were they?
3. Yes, you need to make things easy, don't you?
What is the difference in meaning between ↗ up and ↘ down intonation on the question tag?
Practise these exchanges from exercise 3e. Try to use falling (↘) intonation on the question tag to show you agree.
A
That photo is really amazing.
B
Yes, it's impressive, isn't it? ↘
Remember: When you use a question tag to agree, the intonation falls (↘) on the tag — you are not really asking a question, you are confirming what you already think. When the intonation rises (↗), the speaker is genuinely unsure and wants to check.
Practise with these synonym pairs. Take turns making a comment (A) and responding with a question tag (B). Use a different adjective in B's response.
😄 amusing → funny
😨 frightening → terrifying
☺️ cheerful → happy
😴 exhausting → tiring
🤔 interesting → fascinating
A
That film was really amusing.
B
Yes, it was funny, wasn't it? ↘